The Five Key Strategies of formative assessment


Where the learner is goingWhere the learner is nowHow to get there
Teacher Clarifying and sharing learning intentions and criteria for success Engineering effective classroom discussions, activities and tasks that elicit evidence of learning Providing feedback that moves learning forward
Peer Understanding and sharing learning intentions and criteria for success Activating learners as instructional resources for one another Activating learners as instructional resources for one another
LearnerUnderstanding learning intentions and criteria for success Activating learners as owners of their own learning Activating learners as owners of their own learning

Leahy, Lion, Thompson and Wiliam 2005